It means that person has received a formal warning for some action on the forum. Such status disappears after a period of time, although the warning itself stays in the original post. Other statuses are "moderated" where a moderator must approve posts, "muted" where they cannot post at all, and "banned."

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Artillery adds dignity to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl. ~Frederick the Great

Administrators and Moderators have the ability, at any time, to place a user on either of the above three statuses. Being warned is a slap on the wrist when you commit a minor infraction and will trigger creation of a user record that is stored in the Admin forum. This record will follow you around on your oc.net career and detail any misdeeds. Further infractions may result in post moderation or banning. It is entirely up to the Administrative staff to determine how to resolve such matters. Generally a ban is permanent, and cannot be revoked. Post Moderation is usually kept on until the offender's behavior proves future moderation unnecessary.

As a result of a thousand million years of evolution, the universe is becoming conscious of itself, able to understand something of its past history and its possible future.-- Sir Julian Sorell Huxley FRS

The Admins and Moderators are very thorough in saying why the warning is issued.

It is very well done and informative. All credit to the Mods for being so specific and also for doing it openly so that I and others are left in no doubt as to the reason. This open policy works to prevent rumours.

I'm a bloody apostate in most Orthodox eyes and I'm pretty well treated considering.

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St Basil the Great (330-379 A.D.): “I think then that the one goal of all who are really and truly serving the Lord ought to be to bring back to union the churches who have at different times and in diverse manners divided from one another.”

I'm a bloody apostate in most Orthodox eyes and I'm pretty well treated considering.

I am a convert, and my wife is STILL Baptist. You are OK by Me

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Suddenly the Judge shall come, and the deeds of each shall be revealed, but with fear we cry out in the middle of the night, Holy, Holy, Holy art thou o God, Thru the prayers of the Theotokos have mercy on us and save us!

I'm a bloody apostate in most Orthodox eyes and I'm pretty well treated considering.

I am a convert, and my wife is STILL Baptist. You are OK by Me

Yeah, I'm STILL working on my wife too... ugh!

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St Basil the Great (330-379 A.D.): “I think then that the one goal of all who are really and truly serving the Lord ought to be to bring back to union the churches who have at different times and in diverse manners divided from one another.”